diplomatick

Adjective

diplomatic (comparative more diplomatic, superlative most diplomatic)

1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
   • She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
   • Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
3. Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
4. Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.

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